Warm Picks for When You Feel Lonely
Loneliness can show up even in the middle of a crowd. This list is full of people who cross paths and change each other's lives: a friendship that begins with a lunchbox delivered to the wrong address, a grumpy teacher and a student stuck at school over the holidays, the bustle of a table long since lost. The songs say the same thing: “You've got a friend.”
Films
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1 Film
The Holdovers
Broken hearts healing one another in the middle of winter.
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2 Film
The Lunchbox
A lunchbox delivered to the wrong address weaves a delicate bond of letters between two lonely people.
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3 Film
The Intern
A peaceful film about friendship across generations and life's second chances.
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4 Film
Lilo & Stitch
“Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind”: a friendship story that warms you like the Hawaiian sun.
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5 Film
Up
A hopeful balloon journey showing that life can open onto a new adventure even after loss.
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6 Film
Green Book
A warm, witty story of a friendship blooming between two very different men, as prejudices melt along the road.
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7 Film
The Peanut Butter Falcon
A heart-warming journey down the river, carried by a raft, a dream and an unexpected friendship.
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8 Film
Babette's Feast
A masterpiece about how one generously prepared dinner softens the heart of a resentful village.
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9 Film
Aile Arasında
A new family love that blossoms amid misunderstandings, second chances at their most heart-soothing.
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10 Film
Bizim Aile
Watching a big family's noisy but loving ways, you find yourself missing your own dinner table.
Songs
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11 Song
You've Got a Friend
The loveliest song about friendship, reminding you someone is there for you on a hard day.
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12 Song
Lean on Me
The warmest song of solidarity, saying you can lean on me.
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13 Song
Stand by Me
A classic about not being afraid, even in the dark, when someone stands by you.
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14 Song
Thank You for the Music
A warm song of thanks to the music that gives life meaning.
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15 Song
Shower the People
A gentle song urging you to show your love to those you care about.
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16 Song
Coming Home
With the velvety warmth of old-school soul, an elegant song about the peace of coming home to someone you love.
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17 Song
Home
A warm folk-pop song full of trust and belonging that tells anyone feeling lost you're there beside them.
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18 Song
Halil İbrahim Sofrası
A heart-warming song of advice on the value of sharing, abundance and a generous spirit.
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19 Song
Benimle Oynar mısın
A simple invitation that touches the heart, asking you to live life lightly and lovingly, like a game.
Books
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20 Book
The House in the Cerulean Sea
A hug of a fairy tale about loving what is different and the warmth of a chosen family.
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21 Book
Britt-Marie Was Here
The story of a meticulous, lonely woman opening up to life again through a town's young footballers.
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22 Book
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
A novel about friendships built through letters and books bringing people together.
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23 Book
The Wind in the Willows
A peaceful tale of friendship along the riverbank between Mole, Water Rat and Toad.
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24 Book
Tuesdays with Morrie
Heartwarming lessons on love, time and meaning, learned by a journalist who meets his old professor every Tuesday.
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25 Book
The Flying Classroom
A heartwarming Christmas story about friendship, courage and kindness at a boarding school.
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26 Book
What Men Live By
A touching Tolstoy story that tells, in a simple and profound tale, how people live by love at their core.
Paintings
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27 Painting
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Friends, laughter and a lunch stretching on by the river; a painting that celebrates the warmth of sharing.
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28 Painting
The Kiss
A moment of warm love wrapped in golden tones, carrying you away from the world.
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29 Painting
The Child's Bath
This calm moment of a mother tenderly bathing her child shows love in its simplest and most sincere form.
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30 Painting
Sisters
In the calm gaze of two Anatolian girls standing side by side, the quiet, unshakable warmth of sisterhood.
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31 Painting
The Backgammon Players
The sound of dice, friendly rivalry and an unhurried afternoon; a salute to life's small everyday pleasures.
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32 Painting
The Lovers
Two lovers embracing among flowers, the warmth of love in Chagall's dreamlike colors.